A new Issue Brief, authored by Jennifer Podulka and Jon Blum, examines the many changes to Medicare regulations put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. The brief, Which Medicare Changes Should Continue Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic? Four Questions for Policymakers, tracks and categorizes the regulatory changes, describes the benefits and risks of the changes, and … Read More
A new issue brief, authored by Madeline Shea and Aaron Tripp, provides an overview of key provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 which offer the potential to make communities better places to grow older. ARPA provides an opportunity for states to build sustainable, person-centered systems and infrastructure for older Americans. These … Read More
On December 7, 2016, HMA Information Services hosted the webinar, “A Comprehensive Approach to Managed Long-Term Services and Supports: Assessing Health Plan Partnerships with Community-Based Organizations to Serve Members Who Qualify for MLTSS.” Health plans serving the market for MLTSS have a unique opportunity to strengthen their relationships with existing and new community-based organizational partners … Read More
This webinar was held on April 2, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the treatment of individuals with substance use disorder (SUD), including changes in the administration of Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT), new telehealth rules and billing procedures, and other emerging protocols and regulations designed to ensure individuals with SUD continue to receive … Read More
This webinar was held on June 15, 2021. It was the fifth webinar in the series Exploring the Landscape of Behavioral Healthcare, covering the growing impact of behavioral healthcare on clinical outcomes and cost. Behavioral health staff face new challenges, anxiety, and risk of burnout as they attempt to deliver the best care possible to … Read More
Today, Jay Rosen, founder, president, and co-chairman of Health Management Associates (HMA), and David Kulick, founder and managing director of The Focus Group, announced the merger of the two firms. The Focus Group will continue to operate as The Focus Group, an HMA Company. Founded in 2014, The Focus Group, based in New Orleans, helps … Read More
Today, Jay Rosen, founder, president, and co-chairman of Health Management Associates (HMA), and David Kulick, co-founder of Adaptation Health, announced that Adaptation Health is joining HMA. It will continue to operate as Adaptation Health, an HMA Company. Founded in 2017, Adaptation Health is an innovation consultancy and incubator based in New Orleans that works with … Read More
Healthier outcomes for children. Healthy opportunities for business. CHIP: The Children’s Health Insurance Program For America’s children and for organizations like yours, today’s CHIP landscape is creating a wealth of opportunities. Both The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have created new ways to provide better care to … Read More
Helping ACOs and Community Partners succeed in MassHealth transformation. Welcome to HMA’s MassHealth ACO and Community Partner technical assistance page. We were selected for all nine technical assistance domains for ACOs and Community Partners. HMA is already working with ACOs and Community Partner (CPs) clients to help them succeed under the new MassHealth model. In … Read More
As respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a seasonal pathogen in young children is challenging the national health care system as part of an unprecedented “tripledemic” with COVID-19 and flu this winter, HMA authors weigh in on potential coverage pathways for new monoclonal antibody (mAb) preventive therapies for RSV and their implications for access. The Vaccines for Children … Read More